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Sonnet 5 review: I ran 64 generations to find out if it's worth it

aired Jun 30, 2026 · 25.0m
Signal
85.9/ 100
Essential
confidence 0.99
Orig55.1
Actn100.0
Dens100.0
Dpth100.0
Clty54.2
Summary

We've got a new model, people, and it's from Anthropic. No, but it is Claude Sonnet 5.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, sonnet, going, including: No, but it is Claude Sonnet 5.

Key takeaways
  1. 01We've got a new model, people, and it's from Anthropic
  2. 02Anthropic is claiming it's the most agentic sonnet model yet, and we will get opus-level tasks at sonnet-level prices
  3. 03Now, I've been testing a lot of models, and I'm starting to get bored of doing the vibe check
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